Now I think we should take it up with MOF for extension of the same for public sector bank employees. Its the same ministry of finance that grants this! But every time they give it to government servants. Then after receiving representations, they extend it to banks. Can't there be a single window sanction?
On 2/18/15, SC Vashishth <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Friends, > > This is further to my earlier post titled "DoPT issued the Memorandum on > Facilities for Govt. Employees for efficient performance of duties > <http://subhashvashishth.blogspot.in/2014/05/dopt-issued-memorandum-on-facilities.html>" > dated 22 May 2014. Yesterday, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India has > issued the below OM regarding Travelling Allowance in respect of > Attendant.Escort for accompanying a Government Servant with Disabilities on > travel during official tour or training or attending an official workshop > etc. > > This was a long pending demand of the disability sector and also granted in > the DoPT OM No.No.36035/3/2013-Estt.(Res) dated 31st March 2014 > <http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02adm/36035_3_2013-Estt.Res.-31032014.pdf> > which > has finally been fulfilled by Govt. of India. All the officials, activists > & stakeholders involved in bringing this to reality deserve accolades. Here > is the content of the OM: > > *Travelling Allowance in respect of Attendant/Escort for accompanying a > Government Servant with Disabilities on travel during tour/training etc.* > > No. 19030/3/2013-E.IV > Government of India > Ministry of Finance > Department of Expenditure > ****** > North Block, New Delhi. > Dated the 17th February, 2015. > > OFFICE MEMORANDUM > > Subject:- Travelling Allowance in respect of Attendant/Escort for > accompanying a Government Servant with Disabilities on travel during > tour/training etc. > > References have been received in the Ministry of Finance, Department of > Expenditure seeking provision in the Rules/instructions regulating > Travelling Allowance, in order to allow grant of Travelling Allowance to > the Government servant with Disabilities in respect of an Attendant/Escort > accompanying such a Government servant with Disabilities during travel > while on tour/training, etc. At present there are no provisions in the > Travelling Allowance rules which allows Government servants to claim > Travelling Allowance in respect of Attendant/Escort accompanying them on > tour/ training, etc. where such Government servants require the assistance > of an Attendant/Escort for travel. > > 2. The matter has been considered and it has now been decided to allow > Travelling Allowance in respect of the Attendant/Escort, for accompanying a > Government servant with Disabilities during travel while on tour/training, > etc., to be claimed by the Government servant with Disabilities. The > admissibility of Travelling Allowance, in respect of the Attendant/Escort > accompanying a Government servant with Disabilities, would be subject to > the following conditions:- > > (a) Ordinarily, the field offices/local administrative offices at the > touring station, which the Government servant with Disabilities is required > to visit on tour or training institutes where the Government servant with > Disabilities is required to undergo training, would be required to provide > an Attendant/Escort, from the existing pool of staff/persons employed, from > the time the Government servant with Disabilities arrives at the > destination and till such time the Government servant with Disabilities > departs from that destination back to his headquarter station/place from > where the Government servant with Disabilities had initially proceeded to > that destination. During travel abroad, either on foreign tour/training, > the Indian Missions/Posts (Embassy of India) at the country of visit would > be required to .provide an Attendant/Escort, from the existing pool of > staff/persons employed, during the period of stay of the Government servant > with Disabilities in that country. > > (b) Only when field offices/local administrative offices at the touring > station or training institutes or Indian Missions/Posts at the country of > visit, as the case may be, officially express their inability to provide an > Attendant/Escort to the visiting Government servant with Disabilities, > would the claim of Travelling Allowance in respect of Attendant/Escort > accompanying the Government servant with Disabilities arise. In such cases, > fare for travel of Attendant/Escort accompanying Government servant with > Disabilities would be reimbursed. While for travel by air, Airlines are > expected to provide assistance to Government.servant with Disabilities > during travel as per Airlines policies, a Government servant with > Disabilities however, can take along his personal Attendant/Escort for > travel by Indian Railways for assistance during journey and > boarding/de-boarding, even when an Attendant/Escort at destination station > is provided officially. > > (c) In all cases, Government servant with Disabilities are required to > purchase travel tickets for self and Attendant/Escort at concessional > rates, if any, offered by Railways/Airlines. > > (d) The facility of Travelling Allowance for the Attendant/Escort would > only be admissible to those Government servants with Disabilities, wherein > it is certified by the competent Medical Authority that such a person > compulsorily requires assistance of another person for travel. Under this > clause, necessary certificate is to be obtained from the Head of Department > of a Government Civil Hospital designated for the type/form of disability > of the Government servant. Based on the certificate from competent Medical > Authority, Heads of Departments would have to further satisfy the need for > an Attendant/Escort during travel of the Government servant, before > allowing the journey for the Attendant/Escort. > > (e) Subject to clause (d) above, Travelling Allowance for the > Attendant/Escort would be admissible to the Government servant with > Disabilities while on tour (domestic or foreign). However, the authority > deputing such a Government servant with Disabilities on tour would have to > record in writing that the tour is considered necessary in the discharge of > duties and responsibilities assigned to the Government servant with > Disabilities. > > (f) Subject to clause (d) above, Travelling Allowance for the > Attendant/Escort would also be admissible to the Government servant with > Disabilities when deputed on training provided it is recorded by the > authority competent to depute such officials on training that such training > is a mandatory training for career progression or induction training for > probationers. > > (g) Travelling Allowance consists of two parts; Mileage Allowance and Daily > Allowance. No Daily Allowance would be admissible to the Attendant/Escort > of the Government servant with Disabilities. Mileage Allowance would be > admissible to the Attendant/Escort at the same rate and in the same class > of accommodation, as the Government servant with Disabilities is entitled > to under the Revised Travelling Allowance Rules, read with travel > restrictions imposed under austerity measures/economy instructions, issued > from time to time by the Government. However, in case of travel by any of > the modes of conveyance by road, as prescribed under the Travelling > Allowance rules, no separate mileage allowance would be admissible to the > Government servant with Disabilities, in respect of the Attendant/Escort, > except where the travel is by public bus. > > (h) For commuting between residence to office and back, certain categories > of Government servants with Disabilities are eligible for Transport > Allowance at double the normal rates. As no Travelling Allowance is > admissible to Government servants for training at headquarter station, > consequently, no claim of Travelling Allowance to the Attendant/Escort of > the Government servant with Disabilities would be admissible for training > at headquarter station. > > 3. In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department > are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller and > Auditor General of India. > > Sd/- > (Subhash Chand) > Director > > *PS:* > To obtain a signed PDF copy (but inaccessible for those using screen > readers) click below: > > Ministry of Finance OM No. 19030/3/2013-E.IV dated 17 Feb 2015 > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9pA0kt0x8XwbFg5NWlkbkNJUDg/view> > > -- > Posted By Blogger to Subhash Vashishth's Blog > <http://subhashvashishth.blogspot.com/2015/02/travelling-allowance-for-attendant_18.html> > at > 2/18/2015 03:06:00 AM > > > -- > Warm regards, > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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